1. Lesson # 9 HP UCMDB 8.0 Essentials
View Manager
Lesson # 9
HP UCMDB 8.0 Essentials
View Manager is the Modeling manager used to create and organize the views that are available in IT Universe Manager and the Topology View application. View TQLs are created and edited in View Manager. The CIs in a view are organized into groups and layers in View Manager.
This lesson begins with an introduction to View Manager’s user interface. Components of a view are introduced as are view organization rules. The lesson ends with a discussion on View Explorer and managing views.

2. Lesson Objectives In this lesson, you will learn how to:
About this Lesson
Lesson Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn how to:
Navigate the areas of View Manager including the Definition and Preview area
Use View Manager to create a view
Describe the purpose and use of grouping by CI type, TQL node and attribute
Use grouping strategies to organize a view
Describe the purpose and use of folding and relationship folding rules
Use folding and relationship folding to organize a view
Describe and use the visible property on a node
Instructor Notes:
This lessons introduces View Manager and grouping and folding rules.
It is assumed students understand how to build a TQL. The focus on this lesson is view organization and navigating View Manager.

3. View Manager Overview View Manager is used to
View Manager Introduction
View Manager Overview
View Manager is used to
Create a new or edit an existing View
Create and edit the view definition
Create and edit a View TQL
Define grouping and folding rules for view organization
Preview a View
Manage Views through the View Explorer
Organize views
Activate and Deactivate a view
Export a view to XML
Delete, Save As

4. View Manager Walkthrough

5. View Manager Definition Page
View Manager Walkthrough
View Manager Definition Page
Editing Pane
Views Explorer
Information Pane
CI Type Selector

6. View Manager Preview Page
View Manager Walkthrough
View Manager Preview Page
Generating a View Preview
View Explorer -> Select the “Generate Preview” Button or right-click and select the “Preview” menu.
The Result contains a list view and a topology view of all CIs retrieved by the View TQL.

7. Understanding View Components
View Creation Overview
Understanding View Components
View Definition
Basic View properties
View Name, View Type, how often it will be refreshed, TQL name
Query
TQL request to the UCMDB to retrieve data
Organization Rules
Grouping ‘like’ kinds of data
Layering data
Labeling data

8. View Definition Overview
View Creation Overview
View Definition Overview
Creates the View structure
Associates the TQL with the view
Associates other properties with the view
View Type
View persistence
Change tracking
TQL priority

9. Creating A New View Definition
View Creation Overview
Creating A New View Definition
Create a New…
View
Pattern View (based on TQL)
Template-based
Template
Perspective
Covered in the Modeling Studio Chapter
TBD
Provide explanation on the new entities

10. View Types Pattern View Template-Based View Perspective-Based View
View Creation Overview
View Types
Pattern View
Built from a TQL query (new or existing).
When the view is displayed or refreshed, View Manager queries the CMDB for all elements that fit the query, and automatically updates the view with those elements.
Template-Based View
Based on a TQL query, to which a template is then applied.
The template is a reusable view that includes parameters, folding rules, and other settings, which are saved as part of the template.
This enables you to build multiple views with the same settings without having to re-enter the setting information.
Perspective-Based View
Built by selecting a collection of individual CIs and applying a special type of template, known as a perspective
Instance views, which no longer exist, are replaced by perspective based views. Perspective based views cannot be viewed or edited in View Manager, but Modeling Studio instead.
No more parameterized views.

11. New View Wizard – Welcome and General
View Creation Overview
New View Wizard – Welcome and General

12. New View Wizard – Base SQL Definition
View Creation Overview
New View Wizard – Base SQL Definition
Based on TQL – New or Existing
Organization Name
Service Name
Merge Identical Instances
Ad Hoc View
Persistent View
Track Changes
TQL Priority
TQL Description

13. New View Wizard – Viewing Options
View Creation Overview
New View Wizard – Viewing Options

14. New View Wizard – Wizard Completion
View Creation Overview
New View Wizard – Wizard Completion

15. TQL Query Review Created with TQL
View Creation Overview
TQL Query Review
Created with TQL
Define the CITs and relationships to be used to request data from the CMDB
May be filtered by conditions to restrict the objects in the result set
Node properties
Relationship properties
May be new or pre-existing

16. Creating a View TQL Created in View Manager or Query Manager Nodes
View Creation Overview
Creating a View TQL
Created in View Manager or Query Manager
Nodes
Relationships
Conditions
Attributes
Select Identities
Cardinality
Properties
Include Subtypes

17. Organization Rules Overview
View Creation Overview
Organization Rules Overview
Determines how nodes and links will be displayed in the view
Defines the map layers to be displayed
Accomplished with grouping and folding techniques
May be applied to nodes and relationships

18. Managing View Organization
View Creation Overview
Managing View Organization
Provides a clear presentation for understanding managed data
Ability to design self explanatory views for impact analysis and problem isolation
Respond to multiple business objectives while reusing the same TQL
Required to manage limitations of number of CIs in a view (900 by default)
Various options to modify appearance, number of layers in a view, and drill-down path
Grouping, Folding Rules, Relationship Rules

19. View Creation Overview
Grouping Overview
Group ‘like’ CIs together for organizational purposes
Three different types of grouping are available
Group by Configuration Item Type
Group by TQL Node
Group by Attribute
Grouping can be combined or used standalone
Grouping can be used on nodes or relationships or both

20. Adding Grouping to a Node
View Creation Overview
Adding Grouping to a Node
Right-Click -> Select “Node Grouping”

21. Grouping by Configuration Item Type
View Creation Overview
Grouping by Configuration Item Type
All CIs of the same type placed into a group
Minimum in group
Group Label

22. Grouping Hosts by CI Type
View Creation Overview
Grouping Hosts by CI Type

23. Grouping Web Servers by CI Type
View Creation Overview
Grouping Web Servers by CI Type

24. View Creation Overview
Grouping by Node
All CIs of the same type grouped by the node definition criteria
Minimum in group
Group Label

25. Expanding Grouped Web Servers Nodes
View Creation Overview
Expanding Grouped Web Servers Nodes

26. Grouping by Attribute CIs grouped by value of selected attribute
View Creation Overview
Grouping by Attribute
CIs grouped by value of selected attribute
CIs may be of different types
Minimum in group
Group Label

27. Grouping by Application Listening Port Attribute
View Creation Overview
Grouping by Application Listening Port Attribute
TBD: Verify service address vs Application Listening Port

28. Grouping by Host OS Attribute
View Creation Overview
Grouping by Host OS Attribute

29. Adding Grouping to a Relationship
View Creation Overview
Adding Grouping to a Relationship

30. Grouping Relationship by TQL Node
View Creation Overview
Grouping Relationship by TQL Node
Group Relationship by TQL Node
Group Hosts by Attribute
Group Database by CI Type

31. View Rules Overview Rules implemented to simplify views
View Creation Overview
View Rules Overview
Rules implemented to simplify views
Provides layering of TQL results
A solution to “Too many CIs to display“ error
A graph cannot present more than 900 objects.
Two types of rules
Folding (applied to a link between two nodes)
Relationship (applied to a link class across the entire view)
Folding rules override relationship rules when both are defined for a view

32. Folding Rules Overview
View Creation Overview
Folding Rules Overview
Defines layering for two nodes connected by a specific relationship
Arranges the CIs in multiple layers
Defines the position of CIs in each layer
Rules
Parent, Child, Left Sibling, Right Sibling, None
TBD: Rules is now Relationship Folding Rule

33. View Creation Overview
Using the Parent Rule

34. View Creation Overview
Using the Child Rule

35. Parent and Child Examples
View Creation Overview
Parent and Child Examples

36. Left Sibling Rule Example
View Creation Overview
Left Sibling Rule Example

37. Relationship Rules Overview
View Creation Overview
Relationship Rules Overview
Relationship rules are an alternative to folding rules
Relationship folding rules are applied to CI relationships across the view
Sibling and child rules are allowed together
Parent and child rules are not allowed together
Right and left sibling rules are not allowed together

38. Relationship Rule Defined
View Creation Overview
Relationship Rule Defined
Information Pane
Folding Rule Tab describes the folding rule in place
Relationship Rule
Relationship always begins at node 1 and ends at node 2
Can be edited
Rule Options
Click on “Edit” button in Folding Rule Tab
Parent, Right Sibling, Left Sibling, Child, None

39. Using the Relationship Parent Rule
View Creation Overview
Using the Relationship Parent Rule
Host to Host Resource – Parent Rule

40. Using the Relationship Child Rule
View Creation Overview
Using the Relationship Child Rule
Host To Host Resource – Child Rule

41. Identifying Organization Strategies
GROUPING AND FOLDING RULES: ACTIVITY
Identifying Organization Strategies
What grouping and folding rules are in use?
Answer
The host CIT is grouped by the host operating system attribute.
The link between network and host has a child rule applied to it.

42. Identifying Organization Strategies
GROUPING AND FOLDING RULES: ACTIVITY
Identifying Organization Strategies
What grouping and folding rules are in use?
Answer
The web server CIT has the following two rules applied to it in the order listed:
1. Group by CIT
2. Group by Listening Port with label Web Server Port
The link between Host and Web Server has a child rule applied to it.

43. Visible Property Overview
View Creation Overview
Visible Property Overview
Node or relationship property selected by default
When deselected, the node or relationship will not appear in the view
Used to manage nodes or relationships necessary in the TQL but which may not enhance the view if visible

44. Editing Visible Property
View Creation Overview
Editing Visible Property
TBD: Node Condition is now Node Properties

45. Using Visible Property
View Creation Overview
Using Visible Property

46. Managing Views in View Explorer
View Creation Overview
Managing Views in View Explorer
View Explorer is used to
Organize views for easy navigation in IT Universe Manager and Topology View application
Activate and Deactivate a view to make it available or unavailable to the system
Export and import Views in XML format

47. Organizing Views in View Manager
View Creation Overview
Organizing Views in View Manager
Folder
New, Rename, Delete
Views
New View Definition
Save As
Import/ Export to/from XML
Properties

48. Chapter Review
Review Questions
What view property ensures a view is always loaded in memory?
What view organization rules would you choose to reduce the amount of nodes displayed in a view?
What view organization rules would you choose to reduce the number of links between nodes in a view?
What is the difference between folding rules and relationship folding rules?
Which view organization rules would you use to ensure that the TQL result is shown in layers?

49. Summary Key points in this lesson
Chapter Summary
Summary
Key points in this lesson
View Manager enables you to define a managed view
A view TQL is associated with each view
Organization rules are used to define the display structure of CIs in a view
Grouping and folding are two ways to organize CI information in a view
Grouping may be defined by CI type, TQL node, or attribute
Relationship folding rules are applied to the view and folding rules are applied to a specific relationship in the view

50. Exercises Please complete the lesson exercises in your book.
Chapter Exercises
Exercises
Please complete the lesson exercises in your book.
After everyone is finished, the instructor will review the answers.